Growing Pains fame Alan Thicke passes away

Alan Thicke who played the leading role as head of the Seaver family on the popular ABC sitcom Growing Pains, passed away on Tuesday afternoon. The actor suffered a heart attack while playing with one of his sons. Later, he was moved to the Los Angeles area hospital and declared dead.

Alan Thicke played Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist in the ’80s Sitcom which also received a rating as high as 5. Joanna Kerns portrayed his wife. Meanwhile, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller and Ashley Johnson played their kids. Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in the sitcom payed his condolence through social media.

His son, Robin Thicke and Bob Saget also shared their sorrow on his death.